Wednesday, June 17, 2026

More than ever, Trump’s most effective campaign ally is Joe Biden

For progressives, the task should be clear: Join with other political forces to insist that Biden voluntarily become a one-term president.

The double crisis of US foreign policy

U.S. hegemony is increasingly fragile, while U.S. exceptionalism is increasingly unsupportable.

Johnson & Johnson settles with Ohio prior to opioid trial

Yesterday Johnson & Johnson settled two Ohio county claims prior to trial and will be paying $20.4 million. The company was accused...

Former federal correctional officer pleads guilty to bribery and smuggling charges

Nickolas Herrera, a federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, providing contraband in prison, and accepting a bribe as a public official.

“The climate crisis is feeding monster hurricanes”: 10 U.S. species face extinction due by...

“The climate crisis is feeding monster hurricanes that bring suffering and death to some of our nation’s most vulnerable wildlife.”

Hurricane Milton’s fury exposes gaps in emergency response and highlights growing climate threats

The storm has also revealed cracks in emergency preparedness, as rescue efforts struggle to keep up with the scale of destruction.

Looming Trump Whoppers: What If We Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet?

Winning will not make Trump curb his media-driven excesses -- or think less of his matchless, instinctive brilliance. Au contraire. Does not Trump’s attention-getting gimmickry demand ever more outlandish bellowing? That suggests worse is yet to come. So let’s take current Trumpery to its “logical” extension. Does not understanding Trumpism advance by imagining his first State of the Union address?

80% of US voters across party lines support expanding Social Security

"While Democrats have a plan to protect and enhance Social Security, Republicans have shared their plans to privatize, cut, and even end this program!"

Election aftermath

Staring down misogyny.